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India’s BJP to welcome foreign defense investment, keep out big retailers

December 23, 2018 at 5:10 p.m.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's main opposition party would welcome more foreign direct investment in defense, if elected, but would delay opening up the country's market of more than 1.2...

India’s Modi sidelines veterans in tussle over election candidates

November 3, 2021 at 8:23 p.m.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Hindu nationalist opposition party saw internal spats deepen on Monday over the choice of candidates for next month's election, highlighting one of the hurdles its...

India’s Modi sidelines veterans in tussle over election candidates

December 23, 2018 at 4:42 p.m.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Hindu nationalist opposition party saw internal spats deepen on Monday over the choice of candidates for next month's election, highlighting one of the hurdles its...

Wary of pollsters, Indians draw election tips from illegal bookies

November 3, 2021 at 8:32 p.m.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Despite India's prohibitions on gambling, anyone keen to bet on who will be the next occupant of the prime minister's residence at 7, Race Course Road...

Wary of pollsters, Indians draw election tips from illegal bookies

December 23, 2018 at 5:03 p.m.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Despite India's prohibitions on gambling, anyone keen to bet on who will be the next occupant of the prime minister's residence at 7, Race Course Road...

Four men found guilty of gang-raping photojournalist in Mumbai

August 24, 2021 at 9:55 p.m.

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Four men were found guilty on Thursday of the gang-rape of a photojournalist last year in Mumbai, an attack that sparked street protests in the city...

Small steps to Mars are a big leap for Indian companies

August 24, 2021 at 6:03 p.m.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian companies that built most of the parts for the country's recently launched Mars mission are using their low-cost, high-tech expertise in frugal space engineering to...

Biting the hand that feeds: India’s small towns favor opposition

August 24, 2021 at 5:13 p.m.

KASBA BONLI, India (Reuters) - Kasba Bonli is a newly prosperous market town in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan and it should be a perfect advertisement for the ruling...

Bangladesh poised to hike garment wages, but may not end strikes

August 24, 2021 at 4:37 p.m.

DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh's garment factory owners are penciling in a minimum wage increase of about 50 to 80 percent and will ask retailers to pay more to defray the...

Elections in jeopardy as Bangladesh parties head for showdown

August 24, 2021 at 4:38 p.m.

DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh's two main parties are hurtling towards a showdown this week that could delay or even derail elections due by January in a country with a history...

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